Overview
- Two cars collided around 5 p.m. on November 10 at La Pouge near Curbigny, between La Clayette and Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois.
- The victims were a 56-year-old man and four women aged 69, 69, 70 and 82, with no survivors reported at the scene.
- According to the Mâcon prosecutor’s preliminary account, the male driver likely lost control before striking the oncoming vehicle, with the exact cause still under investigation.
- Post-mortem screenings for alcohol and narcotics have been ordered, and the driver’s death would halt any criminal prosecution even as fact-finding continues.
- Dozens of firefighters, SMUR teams and a Samu helicopter responded, while the community mourns four long-time friends as France records rising road deaths in 2025.